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The detection and elimination of flavin-containing monooxygenase 3 gene T329S mutation in the Beijing You chicken.
Poultry science - 1 Dec 2013
Chu Qin, Zhang Jian, Zhu Shanshan, Zhang Yao, Wang Haihong, Geng Ailian, Liu Huagui
Abstract excerpt
In this study, using a newly developed TaqMan-based real-time PCR method for the T329S mutation in the flavin-containing monooxygenase 3 (FMO3) gene, a marker-assisted selective breeding program against the unfavorable T allele was implemented in the Beijing You chicken breeding stock from 2010 to 2012. A total of 2,359 breeder candidate chickens were detected. After 1-generation culling in both males and females...
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